On Aug 25, 11:25 am, seb <sdemen... at gmail.com> wrote:
> We could as consistenly explain that the syntax
>> for n in range(10) if n%3==0:
> body
>> means
>> for n in range(10):
> if n%3==0:
> body
>> This syntax has also the benefit of avoiding an extra level of
> indentation (the one for the if) that bears no real meaning on a
> structural level.
>> Maybe a PEP could do the job...
>> Sébastien
So, what part of the statement does the "if" statement belong to;
particularly a concern considering this is valid python:
for x in y if y else z:
body
You can always do the following at the cost of 6 symbols, and the gain
of clarity:
for n in (x for x in y if y%3==0):
body
~G